Roofing trough



Oct. 28 1924.

J. H. PEARSON ROOFING THOUGH Filed Aug. 11. 192:5

ATTORNEY IAIVIES H. PEARSON, OF

ROOEING Application filled August 11 To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, .Iraans I-l. fnAnsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bloorneld, in the county of Greene and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roofing "ronghs,of which the following is a specification.

rlhe principal object of this invention is to form gutters anddown-sprouts for buildings of composition roofing material .vith areinforcing wire frame, so that the gutters and spouts will have greatwearing qualities and can be manufactured to sell at low cost.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple means forconnecting together the sections and elbows.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying dravvings wherein lilre characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure iis a side view of several sections of the improved gutter, two of thesections being connected together by an elbow.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Il1 igure l.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view.

Figure elis a perspective view showing the manner of connecting'together two sections.

Ifigure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a pair of connectedsections.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view through a down-spout.

As shown in these views, the gutter sections are each composed of a bodyl. of coinposition roofing material, such as felt treated with asphalt,and a reinforcing frame 2 which is formed of the longitudinally eX-tending wires 3 and the transversely arranged wires 4t. This frame ispreferably made similar to a woven wire fence though it may be made inany other suitable manner. The ends of the transversely arranged wires dare bent over into engagement with the edges of the body l, as shown at5, so that the body is firmly clamped to the frame BLOOMFIELD, INDIANA.

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, 1923. Serial No. 656,786.

and thus the frame will impart rigidity to the body and strengthen thesame. The sections are shown at A, in Figures l and 2,

and an elbow is shown at B in these figures. The elbows are made similarto the straight sections and the sections and elbows are connectedtogether by means of the thimbles or sleeves 6 receiving the ends of thelongitudinally extending wires 3 With the ends of the bodies l abutting.Strip 7, of the saine material from which the bodies are made, arecemented on the ends of the bodies to provide an overlapping joint andprevent leakage at the joints.

Figure G shows a down-spout constructed in accordance with thisinvention and in vthis figure, the body 1, formed of composition roofingmaterial, is made in the form of a tube and the reinforcing frame 2 eX-tends entirely around the tube, as shown.

llrom the foregoing it will be seen that I have produced a gutter anddownspout, each of which .is formed of composition roofing material anda reinforcing frame so that the article will have great wearingqualities as it will not rust out as when formed from tin, and it can bemanufactured to sell at low cost. rIhe article can be put in place thesame as in ordinary gutter or downspout and the articles can be made invarious sizes and shapes to suit the conditions for which they aredesigned.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

wWhat I claim is An eave trough comprising a plurality of sections, eachcomposed 'of a body of composition rooiing material and a reinforcingframe of transversely and longitudinally eX- tending wires, the ends ofthe transversely' extending Wires being bent over into engagement withthe edges of the body, thimbles connecting the ends of thelongitudinally extending wires together and an overlapping stripcemented to the abutting ends of the bodies.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES H. PEARSON.

